# 空虚 (kōngxū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 空虚 (kōngxū) means “empty; hollow”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: empty; hollow
- Pinyin: kōngxū (kong1 xu1)
- Traditional: 空虛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 无所事事让他感到很空虚。
  Wúsuǒshìshì ràng tā gǎndào hěn kōngxū.
  Having nothing to do makes him feel very empty.

## Characters

- [空](https://hanziro.com/word/kong-free-time/) (kòng): free time; vacant, free
- [虚](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-empty/) (xū): empty; false

https://hanziro.com/word/kong-xu-empty/

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